Duomo di San Gimignano

Images of hell, saints, and the zodiac painted by Sienese artists surround the entrance of Duomo di San Gimignano (San Gimignano Cathedral), also known as Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by René…

Images of hell, saints, and the zodiac painted by Sienese artists surround the entrance of Duomo di San Gimignano (San Gimignano Cathedral), also known as Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted ceilings in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted ceilings in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted nave in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted nave in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Frescoes and black and white marble line the nave of Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Frescoes and black and white marble line the nave of Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Chapel ceiling with stained glass and angel heads in Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Chapel ceiling with stained glass and angel heads in Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted nave of Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Vaulted nave of Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.